Mosquitos- blood suckers
Jul 26, 2024•25 min
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Episode description
You can run but you can't hide!
Ever wondered how a mosquito manages to hit a blood vessel without fail?
And that one mozzie that you hear buzzing and buzzing at night? It’s probably a species that prefers birds and is trying to determine whether you’re a bird.
Featuring:
Assoc Prof. Cameron Webb, NSW Pathology & University of Sydney.
Dr. Jana Batovska, Agriculture Victoria.
Production:
Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer.
Petria Ladgrove, Producer.
Joel Werner, Script Editing.
This episode of What the Duck?! was first broadcast in June 2022 and produced on the land of the Wadawarrung and the Kaurna people.
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